This page describes all changes most recently available in the Preview environment with the 2018.2 Beta 4 release. The functionality will be available in the Preview environment on May 17, 2018. It will be made available in the Production environment in July 2018.

IMPORTANT Functionality described on this page is subject to change prior to availability in the Production environment.

Issues are now distinguished with an issue icon displaying next to the issue.

Approvals are now distinguished by approval type, with the type of approval being displayed. Possible approval types are Task, Project, Issue, Access, Document, Timesheet, and Proof.Prior to this change, approvals were distinguished only by the word "Approval."

Items are now distinguished by whether they are ready to start. Possible options are Ready to Start, Not Ready, or Working On.This information is not shown for approvals because approvals are always ready to start.

A document icon is displayed below the name of the item any time a document is attached to the item.

You can now collapse and expand groupings within the Work List to better control what information is visible. The groupings are Late, Projects, Dates, and Completed [?].By default, the This Week section is expanded and all other groupings are collapsed.

Resize the Work List via drag-and-drop. You can resize the Work List to consume up to half of the screen. The size you set is retained the next time you access Home.Prior to this change, the size of the Work List could not be changed.

For requests, the user avatar of the user who made the request is now displayed, with the text "[Approver_name] would like your approval on."

The new Desktop Proofing Viewer allows you to proof interactive content. Unlike the existing Legacy Proofing Viewer and the new Proofing Viewer that run in the browser, the Desktop Proofing Viewer is an application that runs on your workstation.

Prior to the new Desktop Proofing Viewer, you could proof interactive content only in the Legacy Proofing Viewer.

The Desktop Proofing Viewer includes the following enhancements over the Legacy Proofing Viewer for proofing interactive content:

Review iframe-protected sites (sites that are protected from being viewed within an iframe)The Legacy Proofing Viewer did not support review for sites that are protected from being viewed within an iframe.

View content with preconfigured resolutions for various devices. For example, you can see how content displays on various standard desktop resolutions, or on individual devices such as an iPhone 8.

We had temporarily disabled exporting the data from the Resource Planner when displaying it in the User View to address some performance concerns. With this release, we are re-enabling the export of data when displaying the Resource Planner in the User View.

Paste from Clipboard Option Now Displays as Dimmed When Using Internet Explorer or Safari

The Paste from Clipboard option is now displayed as dimmed when using the Internet Explorer or Safari browsers, with a tooltip explaining that only the Chrome and Firefox browsers are supported for this feature.

Prior to this change, this option was not displayed when using Internet Explorer or Safari.

You can now experience the most recent features our team is working on for the mobile app before they are released to the general public by signing up to be a beta tester. This environment is currently supported for the Workfront mobile app only for Android phones.

The following improvements are now available on the beta version of the mobile app:

New Account PageYou can now view your account information as well as manage your mobile settings, submit feedback, or log out from the new Account page.Prior to this improvement, you could not view your account information on the mobile app and you could access your settings, submit feedback, and log out from the Workfront main menu. For more information about the Account page, see "Accessing Your Account Information and Configuring Your Mobile App."

New Navigation Bottom PanelA more prominent navigation bar is now available at the bottom of your screen that launches all areas of the mobile app. Prior to this improvement, the areas of functionality were listed on the Workfront main menu. The Workfront main menu has been removed and has been replaced by the new bottom navigation bar. For more information about configuring the new navigation bar, see the "Configuring Your Mobile App" section in "Accessing Your Account Information and Managing your Mobile App."

New Notification List ViewAn improved look and feel of the Notifications list allows you to easily differentiate the notifications in your list depending on what kind they are and whether they have been read. For more information about working in the Notifications list on the mobile app, see "Viewing Notifications in the Workfront Mobile App."

New Tutorial ExperienceNew tutorials are now available to briefly guide users through the app when they first log in. Prior to this experience, the tutorials launched only when users accessed specific areas of functionality. For more information about mobile tutorials, see "Getting Started with the Workfront Mobile App."

Examples of Filters for Event Subscriptions Messages

To demonstrate how you can filter Event Subscriptions to receive only the messages relevant to your organization, example code snippets are now available for filtering the flow of events coming to your endpoints. To learn more about viewing the filtering examples, see "Filtering Event Subscription Messages."

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